(Q46400)
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Decembrio, Pier Candido, 1399-1477
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Manuscripts, Medieval--Italy--1450-1500
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Manuscripts, Renaissance--Italy--1450-1500
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Piccinino, Nicolo, -1444
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Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan, 1392-1447
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ca. 1460-1465
15. century
1460Gregorian
1465Gregorian
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Extent: 98 leaves, bound : vellum, ill. ; 27 cm.
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Written in a humanistic script in 1 column of 30 lines; one miniature illustrating 2 angels holding the coat of arms of Borso d'Este, attributed to the Master of Ippolita; 4 initials in burnished gold with interlace vines and secondary initials in blue or red. Dedication to Borso d'Este in gold capitals.
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Presentation copy for Borso d'Este of Ferrara.
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Title from f. 3v.
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Written in Italy by a Milanese scribe with textual corrections ("notabilia") in Decembrio's hand appearing in red in the margins.
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Bound in 18th-cent. Italian white vellum over thin boards.
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In a tray case, 30 cm.
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Bequest of William K. Richardson, 1951.
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Made for Borso d'Este; J. Martini (cat. 16, 1920, n. 10); bought by Richardson.
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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